The FG 42 (German: Fallschirmjägergewehr 42, "paratrooper rifle 42") is a selective-fire 7.92×57mm Mauser automatic rifle [4][5] produced in Nazi Germany during World War II. [7] . The weapon was developed specifically for the use of the Fallschirmjäger airborne infantry in 1942 and was used in very limited numbers until the end of the war.

Aug 19, 2024 · After World War Two the Swiss needed a new self-loading military rifle to replace their K-31 bolt actions. Two major design tracks followed; one being a roller-delayed system based on the G3 at SIG and the other being a derivative of …

Aug 5, 2024 · After World War Two the Swiss needed a new self-loading military rifle to replace their K-31 bolt actions. Two major design tracks followed; one being a roller-delayed system based on the G3 at SIG and the other being a derivative of …

Sep 15, 2014 · In this thread, we'll be taking an in-depth look at a modern reproduction of the second model FG42 built in Decatur, Texas by Rick Smith and his team at Smith Manufacturing Group (SMG).

Aug 16, 2023 · Today we are looking at examples of the 1st pattern (Type E) and second pattern (Type G) FG42, comparing their construction and disassembling both to get a close look at the internal differences. Despite sharing the basic mechanism, these two models share zero parts in common, not even the bayonets or magazines.

Dec 21, 2006 · I am looking for information about the post war Swiss Stg 51 and Stg 54 rifles. What limited information i have for these weapons is that they look similar to the FG42 with side feeding magazine, and have parts that are interchangeable with the wartime FG42.

Aug 19, 2024 · After World War Two the Swiss needed a new self-loading military rifle to replace their K-31 bolt actions. Two major design tracks followed; one being a roller-delayed system based on the G3 at SIG and the other being a derivative of …

Two major design tracks followed; one being a roller-delayed system based on the G3 at SIG and the other being a derivative of the German FG-42 at Waffenfabrik Bern.

May 5, 2017 · The FG 42 acquitted itself well during fighting in Italy and remained in service until the war's end. (BUNDESARCHIV BILD 101I-578-1926-36A PHOTO WAHNER) To see past …

Feb 5, 2024 · The FG 42 designed by Louis Stange (and produced by the Kriegoff firm), is a light machine gun transformed into an individual weapon, in particular by its lightening and the optimization of the results in single mode by firing from a closed bolt.